And so to the underpinnings. All basic stuff bar one thing. I don't usually like plain bearings, but these were to hand. The oval holes were opened out to 2mm and the bearings pushed in. The outside edges of the W-irons at the back of the solebar needed a couple of file strokes to get them to drop into the chassis ribs. And here is the different bit. Every wagon kit I've built has the same issue; the location mouldings are always too far in. The remedy of course is simple, as can be seen, I add a mil ether side. Result: no splayed axleboxes after the wheels go in.
The location guides for chassis frames/solebars/whatever have long been a bit of an elephant in the room. If you're new to wagon kit building, it must be pretty off-putting to trust the moulded on marks but then find either the axleboxes are splayed or the wheels fall out. I know the finescale mob may use etched W-irons or whatever, but I suspect that a lot of kit-builders don't. There have been some very strange goings on under model wagons...like the Cooper Craft raised floor...what was the designer thinking?
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